The "Standard of the World", in Railroad Locomotive engines is the GM, Electro-Motive Division, 16V645, a V16, 645 cubic inch per cylinder, 2 cycle, 3000 horsepower engine.There are thousands of them, all over the country pulling trains everyday. The basic design,is from 1936, and is just a "Giant Detroit Diesel" It uses about 40 gallons per hour idleing, at 200 RPM, and 200 gallons per hour pulling a train at 60 miles per hour at 800 engine Rpm. The latest model is a 4000 horsepower 16V710, at 710 cubic inch per cylinder. After they've sat in a terminal all weekend, and start out on a Monday morning train, when you open the throttle, it rains drops of oil for a minute or so...they do tend to "Drool" a little !
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Today's Featured Article - Hydraulics - Cylinder Anatomy - by Curtis von Fange. Let’s make one more addition to our series on hydraulics. I’ve noticed a few questions in the comment section that could pertain to hydraulic cylinders so I thought we could take a short look at this real workhorse of the circuit. Cylinders are the reason for the hydraulic circuit. They take the fluid power delivered from the pump and magically change it into mechanical power. There are many types of cylinders that one might run across on a farm scenario. Each one could take a chapter in
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